| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 15, 2016 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Mr. Herman will give a short talk followed by a question and answer period. A reception will follow (cash bar).
BIOGRAPHY OF Daniel Herman
Daniel Herman has been Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic since 2014. Born at České Budějovice he started studies at the Teachers’ College but left after the first year. For three seasons he worked as a tourist guide at Hluboká nad Vltavou Chateau and after the intervention from the State Security Police, StB, as a helper in South Bohemian Bakeries. In 1984 he started studies at the Theological Faculty at Litoměřice and in summer 1989 he was ordained as a priest. In spring 1990, after less than a year of church service, he became a secretary to Msg. Miloslav Vlk, the Cardinal.
From 1996 to 2005, when he returned from an internship in Germany and the US, he acted as the spokesmen for the Czech Bishops’ Conference. From 2005 to 2007 he worked at the Help Line for people in critical situations operated by the Czech Police Headquarters. In 2007 he asked the Pope to be relieved from his commitment to the Church and received papal consent to leave the priesthood. He subsequently worked for the Ministry of Interior, then as Head of the Information Office at the Ministry of Culture, and subsequently managed the office of Prof. Jan Švejnar, a prominent economist. In 2010 he was elected from ten candidates for the post of the Director of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes, a position he left in spring 2013. He then joined the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL) where he acted as the spokesman of the Party and its Senate Club. In the 2013 October Parliamentary election he was the leading candidate of the Party in Prague and he was elected a Member of Parliament. . On 29th January, 2014 he was appointed the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic. Mr. Herman speaks English, German and Italian, in addition to Czech as his native language.
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